2012 Australian Moth National Titles

KA Sails Australian Moth National Titles - Photos

2012-01-15T17:58:00.000+11:00

Cherrie Owen-Smith did a great job of getting some shots during the nationals. If you would like to check out her pics you can find them at her website just click HERE

KA Sails Australian Moth National Titles - Footage Race 7-10

2012-01-14T12:02:00.000+11:00

Rob Gough Wins The 2012 KA Sails Australian Moth National Titles

2012-01-13T13:38:00.000+11:00

The final day of racing saw Nathan Outteridge dominate with two wins in light to moderate conditions. With a second and a third Rob Gough did enough to take the win from Scott Babbage in second and Nathan Outteridge came through into third place overall

Overall:
1st - Rob Gough: 21 points
2nd - Scott Babbage: 26 points
3rd - Nathan Outteridge: 31 points
4th - Peter Burling: 34 points
5th - Andrew McDougall: 39 points
Full results can be found HERE

Further reports will follow shortly!

KA Sails Australian Moth National Titles - Footage Race 5 & 6

2012-01-11T19:04:00.000+11:00

KA Sails Australian Moth National Titles - Update

2012-01-11T14:31:00.000+11:00

So today is the lay day and I finally have some time to sit down and fill you in on whats been happening. I must say we have picked an exceptional day for the lay day, with a leisurely 59.3knot recorded at the yacht club at eight o'clock this morning.

Most of the results have been covered by Simon and he even managed to beat me too getting the first of our videos out, which I'll still add below. I also have racing from day two to go up below. Stay tuned for plenty more of them, coming shortly.

Rog Gough - Revelling in the conditions

I'll give a brief run down of how things have gone so far. Day 1 saw the invition race sailed in light, mostly non foiling conditions, where Jack Sherring, the lightest sailor in the fleet took the win. After an hour or so of waiting the race committee started race 1 in non foiling conditions, knowing that the breeze was building. By the top mark a number of the leading boats found themselves cartwheeling before they got to the clearance bouy, in what was now a 15-18 knot westerly with waves quickly growing. For many this moment was their first introduction to a 'real' wave. I won't go through all the results, but needless to say that all the regulars are dominating, although it should be said that Rob Gough is loving the rough conditions and can be quoted as saying 'bring on more waves'.

Amac - Doing well in the waves

On the first night KA Sails support of the event meant the competitors were able to relax with some free food and beer, which helped num the bruising.

Day two presented more waves and even more wind in the beginning of the day. Some boats went out, however it was quickly determined that conditions were un-sailable. Eventually the postponement flag came down and racing commenced. Conditions were lightning off, making life tough with the swell that was still rolling in. Upwind it wasn't uncommon to see boats cartwheeling with the trough being so large the wands were flicking forward and driving the boat under the next wave.

Day three saw more of the same, with waves being a little more confused, particularly at the top end of the course. Racing was challenging and as the breeze grew to nearly 20 knots only half the fleet made it to the finish line in the race six. Race seven was started, however before the bulk of the fleet made it to the top mark the race was cancelled as a squall came through and made conditions un-sailable.

Joe Turner - Not loving the waves here

Tuesday night saw a lay day eve function at the club, again proudly sponsored by KA Sails, where the competitors were treated to a sit down meal. There is bound to be plenty of people wearing a nice hangover today.

On another note we had the agm today and Wangi is hosting the nationals next year. Seems like dejavu given it's on Lake Macquarie, venue of last years nationals. I'm sure they will put on a great regatta, we're all looking forward to it.

Video won't link properly yet but can be found at Day 2 of racing

KA Sail 2012 Australian Moth National Titles = Carnage

2012-01-09T23:34:00.000+11:00

I have to apologise for the delayed post, turns out being one of the organisers, sailing and providing the press releases is quite time consuming.

Mornington has turned on some very challenging conditions for the sailors over the first two days and the forecast for day 3 is no different. I would go as far as to say that I'm not aware of any major regatta in the foiling era of the moth class has seen waves of this nature. As a class the vast majority of it's sailors have become accustomed to sailing in relatively flat water where they can just 'send it!' Do that on Port Phillip Bay in a westerly and you may last 2-3 waves, but you won't get past the 4th without ending up five feet in front of the boat. It has taught the visiting fleet a new way to sail a moth, where they have to stall the boat to survive the large waves and sail aggressively for a safe avenue downwind.

Simon has already got his hands on the results and filled in some of the details so I won't repeat it, except to say that I will post further updates shortly.

We are very fortunate to have Drift Media on board who are the crew who covered the worlds at Belmont, so footage should start coming through VERY soon.

In the short term if you want some pics and more info check out the Australian sail-world.com

Updated Entry List - Check It Out!

2011-12-14T19:05:00.000+11:00

We have boats coming from across Australia, as well as boats coming from Sweden, the UK and the Netherlands. It's not too late to get your entry in.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

CLICK HERE for full list of entrants

Entries for the Aust Nats closing, don't get stung with a late entry fee!

2011-11-21T21:08:00.001+11:00

As per the NOR early entries close on the 30th November. Any entries received after this date will be subject to the late entry fee.

Notice of Race / Entry Form

Ozzie nationals just around the corner!!!

2011-11-06T18:42:00.000+11:00

One of the great unknown when organizing a championship is just many boats will turn up...fleet sizes at the nationals have been growing strongly in recent years. A big fleet, a great buzz, lots of like- minded sailors, friends and families. Put that together with our great social program and a great place for a holiday, it should definately be an event not to be missed.

Assuming the wind behaves; we will be aiming for afternoon racing; with races sailed back-to-back in a variety of conditions. We will however ensure we have the flexibility to alter the format or timing if the winds don't behave. (Would that ever happen at a sailing championship?)

We're going all out to make this as fun a regatta off the water as on it. So it might be best not to plan too many quiet nights in front of the TV.

It's looking as though we are going to have some international entries, particularly from Europe so the regatta should see a good attendance.

Get your organisation skills fired up and entry in early

Nationals Update

2011-08-22T18:18:00.001+10:00

Check out our latest newsletter for info on Mornington and some more info on the upcoming national titles. You can find the newsletter under 'Documents' on the sidebar

Notice of Race - 2012 Australian Moth Titles

2011-08-02T18:19:00.000+10:00

The Notice of Race is now available under the documents section on the sidebar

Winter sailing off Mornington (nationals venue)

2011-07-25T21:53:00.000+10:00

When the call came to say "lets go sailing!" I was sitting comfortably on the couch, ducted heating firing on all cylinders, looked outside, driving rain and about 11 degrees. Sometimes you wish moths weren't so addictive that you have to sail them all year round!

Good day though. We have a pod of dolphins that spend a bit of time playing off the end of the pier, so we did a bit of foiling with them, which is always fun. Amazing looking under the boat to see a couple of dolphins darting around.

Thanks for the footage Richie!

Pics From Mornington

2011-05-28T20:10:00.002+10:00

I have set up a picasa account for Mornington mothies to share their photo's, so I put a link to the Aussie Nationals blog on the sidebar, figured most of the photo's will come from Mornington. It can give anyone keen to come down in January a chance to see what it's like.

Also a quick thanks to Jemma for her great work on the new nationals logo!

Accommodation for the Nationals

2011-05-10T19:29:00.002+10:00

Accommodation Around Mornington

- Below are a list of accommodation options in and around the Mornington area.

- Boats can be stored in a secure yard at the yacht club and we are making arrangements to store the trailers elsewhere.

- We have some local sailors who are prepared to billet interstate or international sailors if needed. If this interests you please email me, numbers are limited.

Thanks to Richard Jackson for putting this list together

Hotels:

The Tanti: http://www.morningtonontanti.com.au/2-room-spa-suite.htm

The Ranch: http://www.ranchmotel.com.au/rooms.htm

The Best Wetern: http://brooklands.bestwestern.com.au/

Bed and breakfasts:

http://www.hilltonia.com.au/travel.html

http://www.wotif.com/hotels/australia-vic-mornington-peninsula-vic-bed-and-breakfast.html

http://hotels.lastminute.com.au/accommodation/australia/australia/victoria/mornington-peninsula/mornington-peninsula/mount-eliza/morning-star-estate

Camping sites:

http://www.morningtoncaravanpark.com.au/

http://www.big4frankston.com.au/

http://www.kangerong.com.au/

http://www.visitvictoria.com/displayobject.cfm/objectid.10D67B03-998E-40B2-9A85D21541753C5E/

House available through various agencies:

http://www.stayz.com.au/?s_cid=G:SEM::holiday%20rent:7181544163&gclid=CNid5Yzz2qgCFQHhbgod_1N7xQ

http://www.mornington-peninsula-accommodation.com.au/GAW/Morn_Pen/Morn_Pen_1.htm?&TC=Morn_Pen__Morn_Pen_1__mornington_holiday_rental_1&gclid=CIC6sZ7z2qgCFQ_ybwodD1sxyQ

http://www.realholidays.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?u=MORNINGTON&a=s&s=VIC&t=hol&ADID=72&ADPREFID=1&ADTEMP=1241680355&rsf=google&rsfdetail=google+realholidays.com.au+Holiday_Houses*VIC+62258&s_kwcid=TC|11289|holiday%20home%20rental%20mornington||S|b|7612880344&gclid=CLqB9NPz2qgCFQP1bwodnyJGyA

http://www.holidayshacks.com.au/

http://www.takeabreak.com.au/MorningtonPeninsula/BaysandPeninsulas/accomodation.htm

2012 Aussie Nationals

2011-05-01T22:14:00.000+10:00

We recently held the Victorian State Titles at Mornington and although the weather was not on our side for some of the weekend, it was a great success. You can read the details in this article on sail world. http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Victorian-Moth-State-Titles-2011/81389

Feel free to check out Morningtons's web site at http://www.morningtonyc.yachting.org.au/. Make sure you check out the 'weather cam' too, it give updates every five minutes through cameras on top of the club with all the wind data to go with it. Comes in very handy.

We hope to see plenty of moths next January and will keep you posted via this blog with any updates relating to the Nationals.